Blue numbers are estimated
Mean years education of adults aged 20+
1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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Total | 2.01 | 2.07 | 2.12 | 2.18 | 2.24 | 2.29 | 2.35 | 2.40 | 2.46 | 2.60 | 2.73 | 2.87 | 3.00 | 3.14 | 3.28 | 3.43 | 3.57 | 3.72 | 3.86 | 3.96 | 4.06 | 4.17 | 4.27 | 4.37 | 4.47 | 4.57 | ||
Urban | 5.34 | 5.33 | 5.33 | 5.33 | 5.33 | 5.33 | 5.32 | 5.32 | 5.32 | 5.40 | 5.48 | 5.56 | 5.64 | 5.72 | 5.81 | 5.90 | 5.99 | 6.08 | 6.17 | 5.95 | 5.73 | 5.51 | 5.29 | 5.07 | 4.85 | 4.63 | ||
Rural | 1.72 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.86 | 1.91 | 1.96 | 2.00 | 2.05 | 2.10 | 2.20 | 2.31 | 2.41 | 2.52 | 2.62 | 2.79 | 2.96 | 3.12 | 3.29 | 3.46 | 3.42 | 3.38 | 3.33 | 3.29 | 3.25 | 3.21 | 3.17 | ||
Poor | 1.64 | 1.69 | 1.74 | 1.79 | 1.84 | 1.89 | 1.94 | 1.99 | 2.05 | 2.10 | 2.15 | 2.20 | 2.25 | 2.30 | 2.29 | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.24 | 2.23 | 2.32 | 2.42 | 2.51 | 2.61 | 2.70 | 2.79 | 2.89 | ||
Nonpoor | 6.78 | 6.77 | 6.75 | 6.74 | 6.73 | 6.71 | 6.70 | 6.68 | 6.67 | 6.66 | 6.64 | 6.63 | 6.61 | 6.60 | 6.44 | 6.27 | 6.11 | 5.94 | 5.78 | 5.76 | 5.74 | 5.71 | 5.69 | 5.67 | 5.65 | 5.63 | ||
Lowest 25% | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.18 | 1.24 | 1.31 | 1.37 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.50 | 1.51 | 1.68 | 1.85 | 2.01 | 2.18 | 2.35 | 2.52 | 2.69 | ||
Second 25% | 1.10 | 1.15 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.31 | 1.36 | 1.40 | 1.44 | 1.53 | 1.62 | 1.70 | 1.79 | 1.88 | 2.01 | 2.14 | 2.27 | 2.40 | 2.53 | 2.68 | 2.83 | 2.98 | 3.13 | 3.28 | 3.43 | 3.58 | ||
Third 25% | 1.82 | 1.85 | 1.89 | 1.93 | 1.97 | 2.01 | 2.04 | 2.08 | 2.12 | 2.28 | 2.44 | 2.60 | 2.76 | 2.92 | 3.16 | 3.40 | 3.65 | 3.89 | 4.13 | 4.18 | 4.22 | 4.27 | 4.31 | 4.36 | 4.41 | 4.45 | ||
Highest 25% | 3.96 | 4.06 | 4.16 | 4.26 | 4.36 | 4.46 | 4.56 | 4.66 | 4.76 | 5.02 | 5.28 | 5.55 | 5.81 | 6.07 | 6.23 | 6.38 | 6.54 | 6.69 | 6.85 | 6.89 | 6.92 | 6.96 | 6.99 | 7.03 | 7.07 | 7.10 | ||
Central | 2.17 | 2.20 | 2.24 | 2.27 | 2.30 | 2.34 | 2.37 | 2.41 | 2.44 | 2.63 | 2.82 | 3.01 | 3.20 | 3.39 | 3.48 | 3.58 | 3.67 | 3.77 | 3.86 | 3.99 | 4.13 | 4.26 | 4.40 | 4.53 | 4.66 | 4.80 | ||
Eastern | 2.44 | 2.48 | 2.53 | 2.57 | 2.61 | 2.66 | 2.70 | 2.75 | 2.79 | 2.87 | 2.95 | 3.02 | 3.10 | 3.18 | 3.40 | 3.61 | 3.83 | 4.04 | 4.26 | 4.28 | 4.31 | 4.33 | 4.36 | 4.38 | 4.40 | 4.43 | ||
Far-western | 1.54 | 1.58 | 1.62 | 1.66 | 1.70 | 1.74 | 1.78 | 1.82 | 1.86 | 2.00 | 2.14 | 2.29 | 2.43 | 2.57 | 2.69 | 2.82 | 2.94 | 3.07 | 3.19 | 3.31 | 3.44 | 3.56 | 3.69 | 3.81 | 3.93 | 4.06 | ||
Mid-western | 1.48 | 1.56 | 1.63 | 1.71 | 1.79 | 1.86 | 1.94 | 2.01 | 2.09 | 2.22 | 2.35 | 2.48 | 2.61 | 2.74 | 2.83 | 2.91 | 3.00 | 3.08 | 3.17 | 3.29 | 3.41 | 3.52 | 3.64 | 3.76 | 3.88 | 4.00 | ||
Western | 1.80 | 1.90 | 2.00 | 2.10 | 2.20 | 2.30 | 2.40 | 2.50 | 2.60 | 2.73 | 2.86 | 2.99 | 3.12 | 3.25 | 3.41 | 3.57 | 3.73 | 3.89 | 4.05 | 4.17 | 4.30 | 4.42 | 4.55 | 4.67 | 4.79 | 4.92 |